so so sorry for the long await i'm really having problems with this story i know where i want it to go but i can't seem to get it right on paper so this is short and again i'm sorry hopefully the next chapter will be better.
Andy woke the next morning and rubbed her eyes, in the distance she saw Sam out in the hallway leaning against the door to Sandra's room just looking in. Pulling the covers back she padded out to him and wrapped her arms around his waist resting her cheek on his back. Sam put one of his hands over hers "this could be all over today," he said quietly.
"It will be over today," Andy replied squeezing him.
Sam stepped back making Andy shift with him, closing the door he turned to face her "I might be a little out of it today so don't take it personal. It's not you this is all just really hard for me and I'm trying my best to keep it together." He dropped a kiss on her forehead and walked out of her hold and down the stairs.
Andy stood watching him go for a minute she had expected a bad mood or him being quiet so she was prepared. Following him downstairs she found him in the kitchen "here," he said handing her a cup of coffee. Andy turned on her heels and raced to the bathroom, Sam followed and waited for her to finish "I'm sorry baby I forgot I'm not thinking straight today."
Andy rinsed her mouth out "it's okay," she said walking to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest "I'm fine it's only the first time today."
Sam pulled her closer "what time do you want to head to the station at?"
Andy stepped back "I'm in at eight Sam so are you."
Sam sighed "I forgot," he said shaking his head "it's just six thirty now I'm gonna take a shower it might help me wake up."
Andy nodded "I'll make you breakfast," she said moving around him.
Sam pulled her back and kissed her "you just look after yourself I'm not hungry. By the way how did you sleep?"
Andy smiled "great," she replied "but don't worry about me, today is not about me."
Sam smiled quickly "I'm sorry it was your first night here, I should have asked you that when you woke up."
Andy shrugged "you should have been in the bed with me when I woke up but what are you gonna do? Go get you shower," she said kissing him quickly and heading to the kitchen.
When Sam arrived back Andy was dressed and sitting at the table with a piece of toast and a glass of water. "Is that all you're having?"
"I've had three slices," she said nodding to the crust on the plate.
"Note to self, Andy doesn't like crust and makes a mess," he said grabbing a mug of coffee for himself. He made sure to switch the machine off and stay on the other side of the room while he drank.
"Haha," Andy replied pushing all the crumbs back onto her plate.
"You nearly ready to head?" Sam asked draining the last of his coffee.
Andy looked at the clock behind him "Sam it's just seven now what will we do for an hour?" she asked.
"I just want to get there early," Sam said moving towards the door.
Andy put her arm out to stop him "hey," she said walking in front of him "it'll be okay we'll end this today okay?" Sam nodded "okay," she said again trying to reassure him.
"I know but I need to do something I can't just sit around and wait it's constantly on my mind."
Andy knew this was hard for him she had heard him tossing and turning last night along with him sighing and getting out of the bed once or twice. "So we'll go now just let me get my bag."
Two minutes later she was back and they were on their way.
Pulling into the station Sam shut off the engine but didn't move.
Andy eyed him, he looked lost in thought "are we going in?" she asked softly.
"You go I'll be there in a minute," he said looking at the wheel.
"Sam, I-" Andy started but was cut off.
"I just need a few minutes to think, I'll be fine oaky, you go on in." He leaned across and kissed her "I love you," he said as she climbed out.
"Love you too," she said back before closing the door and walking across the lot.
Sam watched her go before drifting back to one of the conversations he'd had with Sandra one that had stuck with him.
FLASHBACK: Sam walked in his front door and slammed it before pounding up the stairs to his room. "What's his problem?" Sarah said.
"I'll go check on him," Sandra said pulling herself up from the sofa.
"I bet it's that Kelly girl down the street, she's playing with him," his mom said from the other sofa.
"Well he's a big boy Suzanne he'll learn" his father spoke.
"Well that doesn't matter she shouldn't be messing with him he's a nice boy our Sam she could do worse than him."
"You mean he's a mommy's boy?" Sarah laughed.
Sandra laughed too "I'll go talk to him and Sarah you're just jealous because mom and dad don't like you."
"Hey!" Sarah yelled and threw a cushion at her.
Sandra giggled and made her way up the stairs to his room "Sammy?" She called and knocked on his door.
"Go away," he called back.
Sandra pushed his door open and saw him lying on his bed looking at the ceiling. "What's up?" she asked walking to sit on the side of the bed.
"Nothing Sandra, can you go now?" He said and rolled on his side
"Let me guess," Sandra said pulling her feet up and getting comfortable beside him "that Kelly one down the street is making a fool out of you?"
Sam's head snapped up "how did you know?"
"Because I've seen her with Thomas Brown and Paul Somers I know she is."
Sam sighed "she told me she wanted to go out with me then I see her getting out of Thomas's mom's car when I asked her she said I never said anything about dating just you before she shrugged her shoulders and walked off."
"Ah Sammy cut her loose forget her she's not worth your time you can do so much better. I promise when she sees what she's lost she'll be begging you to take her back."
"I didn't like her that much," Sam muttered.
"You're young Sam you'll find that girl that will make your heart stop make you feel things you've never felt when you meet her you'll know you just gotta go look for her."
"What about you? I seen Corey sneaking out of the house this morning," Sam said with a smirk.
Sandra blushed "I'm leaving for the academy in two months I want to spend as much time with him as I can."
"Did mom or dad know?"
"What do you think? Dad nearly killed him when he saw him sitting on my bed last week you know the rule."
"That doesn't mean we stick to it you're just not up to it."
"Meaning?" Sandra asked.
"Meaning, they go out the window dummy not your door where they have to walk through the whole house, he was lucky it was me coming from the bathroom and not mom or dad."
"Sounds like you know something about this sneaking around stuff. So Sammy's popped his cherry? How many chicks have you had up here?"
Sam blushed "Sandra that is gross and do you really think I would tell you that?"
"As long as you're safe I don't care."
"Sannndraaa," Sam groaned "I can't believe I'm talking about my sex life with my sister."
"Hey! You're only sixteen you shouldn't even have a sex life."
"Lucky for you… and me I haven't got one."
"Good keep it that way till your forty, I'm too young to be an aunt" Sandra teased his blush was getting deeper and deeper.
"Shut up you'll have a kid before I do if you keep letting Corey in."
"Who says we do that?" Sandra asked raising an eyebrow.
"Eh the beds, you moaning the walls aren't sound proof you know and using the spare room? I hope mom never catches you."
Sandra blushed again and laughed "you perv, I bet you had a glass up to the wall."
Sam scoffed "yeah because I really want to hear my sister doing that."
"Okay enough of that, so as I was saying you're a great guy Sam sometimes too great for your own good. Don't mind her just forget about her there's plenty of girls that would like to go out with you."
"Yeah like who? Their not exactly banging the door down."
"You have to ask them it's a girl thing and I think Casey Potts has the hots for you."
"Casey? Seriously?" Sam asked smiling Casey Potts was indeed hot a bit older than him but still hot.
"Yep, I see the way she looks at you or watches you when you're mowing the lawn I'd say ask her out and make Kelly jealous."
Sam smiled "yeah I think I might try the Swarek charm on her."
Sandra rolled her eyes "You don't need it little brother she's totally into you just go up and say hey do you wanna go see a movie with me, keep it simple."
Sandra got up from the bed and Sam pulled her back down hugging her tight "thanks Sandra you always know how to cheer me up."
Sandra hugged him back "because I love you, and I'll kick Kelly's ass if she comes near you again." She tightened her grip on him "I'm gonna miss you Sam when I'm gone."
"You are doing what you want to do so be proud that you're actually doing it. I'll be here when you finish the academy and you'll be home at weekends and we'll talk on the phone, if it makes you feel better you can write me a letter."
Sandra squeezed him again and stood up "you want to join us in the living room?"
Sam smiled as he looked out the window "in a bit I have a girl to ask out," he said watching Casey walk towards her house.
"Go get her Sam," Sandra smiled at him before making her way down the stairs.
"Oh and I love you too!" Sam yelled after her. END OF FLASHBACK.
Sam leaned back in the seat as tears dropped off his face he wiped his eyes and tried to compose himself before he got out. "This is it, you've been waiting for this for so long, today we put it to rest" he said climbing out and heading across the lot.
Andy was already at her desk with the file a smile graced her lips as she read the whole thing, the only problem was this was twenty-seven's case she'd need to speak to Daryl. About to get up and call him she spotted Sam making his way towards her still in street clothes. "Hey," she said cautiously.
Sam didn't say anything just pulled her by the waist against him and kissed her passionately. After he pulled back he rested his head against hers. "You mean everything to me Andy I hope you know that."
Andy ran her hand across his cheek "I know that, and you mean everything to me too."
Sam smiled "I love you, you make me feel things I've never felt before you're amazing I never thought I'd meet anyone that would make me feel the way you do."
Andy blushed a little "I love you too baby so much, I never wanna be with anyone else."
Sam kissed her again and pulled back "I'll just get changed and I'll be right back." He kissed her quickly once more before hurrying off to the locker rooms.
Andy sighed and sat on the edge of her desk she flipped the file in her hand open surprised he hadn't demanded it the second he was close enough to her. She read through it again seeing if she could get more from it. After a few minutes she put it back down some of the emails were in a code or something she couldn't understand it, she knew Sam might know what some of it meant due to the fact her was undercover with the Hills for months he'd understand their lingo.
Sam had just finished putting his uniform on when Oliver walked "all good with you two again?" he asked- he had seen them arrive together.
Sam shrugged "you could say that."
"What's the problem?" Oliver asked as he started to put his own uniform on.
"No problem, we still have stuff to sort out but we're great," he smiled at Oliver as he closed his locker.
"Good good, I'm telling you Sammy I see you settling down and having kids with this one." Sam smiled his dimpled grin the one that Oliver knew only too well- something was up "you didn't?" He asked hoping it was what he was thinking.
"What?" Sam asked grin still in place.
"Did you ask McNally to marry you?" Oliver asked almost falling over the bench separating them. "I know that grin Sammy something or other is going on."
Sam smiled again the baby was obviously out too early but, last night's conversation wasn't- well not to their friends anyway. "I asked her to move in and she said yes."
Oliver felt a little disappointed he was expecting a proposal- he was still happy for his friend though "well done brother," he pulled him into a man hug "congtrats, she's a lucky lady living in that mansion."
"Thanks, and I'm the lucky one," he replied throwing stuff into his locker.
"Congratulations again Sammy I can't wait to tell Zoe, I'll go call her after I get a sandwich, see ya in parade," he called walking out of the locker rooms.
Along the walk to the break room he ran into Andy walking by "hey," he stopped her "Sammy told me the good news- congrats," he said pulling her into a hug.
Andy pulled back shock and anger washing through her "he told you about the baby?" She hissed.
"Baby? What baby?" Oliver asked just as shocked as she was "McNally something you want to share?" He said with a grin this was better than a proposal.
Andy went into panic mode "uh, I, uh…I-I… um… shit! What did he tell you?" she asked nervously.
Oliver beamed "you're having a baby?" He laughed and pulled her into a death grip "congratulations Andy," he whispered "I'm so happy for you guys." He stepped back and couldn't wipe the smile off his face "and he told me he asked you to move in."
"Oh," was all Andy could reply.
Don't worry Andy this is great news," he said brushing by her.
"Ollie wait!" Andy yelled and pulled him back "you gotta promise me you'll keep this to yourself, I only found out two days ago and only told Sam yesterday, I don't even know how far along I am and nobody- I mean nobody knows, so please please please keep this to yourself." Andy begged feeling sick from panicking.
Oliver narrowed his eyes "so that's why you were throwing up? Don't worry Andy I promise I'll keep it to myself I won't even tell Sammy I know."
"Thank you," Andy said in relief. Oliver hugged her again before walking away. Andy jumped when Sam appeared in front of her.
"Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost, what did Ollie want?"
"Oh, he just told me you told him about me moving in," Andy replied trying to control herself from throwing up.
Sam smiled "I hope that's okay I mean it is Ollie. I didn't think he was that happy about it he's whistling, he never whistles," Sam said nodding towards him in the break room
Andy was panicking they had just got back on track no more lies right? "Itoldhimaboutthebaby!" She hurried out.
"What?" Sam said only understanding I and baby.
"He came over to me and said congratulations and hugged me. I totally forgot about the moving in and was pissed thinking you told him about me being pregnant, and I stupidly said he told you about the baby. I'm sorry Sam, it just slipped out and I know it's too soon, and I know we don't even know how long I am, and I'm tired and I-"
"Andy, stop, stop, calm down," Sam said softly rubbing her back "it's okay," he said sitting her on a desk "Ollie is a close friend it's not like it was Callaghan or something."
Andy took a few deep breaths "I'm an idiot I didn't even want anyone to know yet," She grumbled.
"Hey, you slipped up, it's fine- okay, judging by Ollie's face he's happy for us and knowing you I bet you asked him to keep it to himself?" Andy nodded "so he'll keep it to himself."
Andy sighed "okay."
"so let's get to work now that is out of the way," Sam said guiding her towards her desk.
Andy picked up the file and sat on her chair "so I called the doctors while you were getting ready."
"Yeah?" Sam said sitting on the side of her desk.
"Yep, we go on Wednesday at nine am."
"I'm working the night shift but I'll get home for it."
"I can go on my own if you want to head home," Andy said.
"Nah, I want to go I'll be there now show me this file."
"Oh yeah, I can't understand some of it I was thinking you would it's like a secret code or something," she said handing him the file.
Sam opened it and began to read Andy could see his face changing after each part he read. "Get a pen," he said still reading.
"Can you make it out?" Andy asked as she grabbed a pen and paper.
"Some of it we'll work from the rest and hopefully put it all together from the words I can get."
Okay, ready," she said waiting for him to start calling things out.
"This first one here, three at the waves," he put the file in front of her "is a meeting at the docks three is a few people and waves is what they call the docks."
Andy nodded and wrote it down "so this happened a long time ago there's nothing we can do about it now."
"You asked me to translate that is what I'm doing!" Sam snapped. Sighing he put his hand on her knee "I'm sorry babe I'm just getting annoyed."
"It's fine what does the next one say?" Andy replied know this was the first of many outbursts today.
Sam studied it and thought back to his time undercover "I think it means she'll be at the gas station in five minutes."
Andy's head snapped up she thought she's be going through them all for a while before she came across anything to do with Sandra. Sam's eyes were dark he was staring at the paper "Sam," she said softly.
"Uh yeah, the next one I think says I'll get the justice my baby deserves. I don't get it what is this about?
"Who is the email account from?" Andy asked leaning over him it was something she hadn't checked yet.
"A CB Rock star," Sam paused "I've heard that somewhere before."
Andy went around to her computer "let's see if it's still active," she said keying in the address. "Here we go," she said as an account popped onto the screen "last email sent two days ago 'hey dude still on for next week's gig?' Sent to a Dylan Mahon."
"I've heard that name before too," Sam said walking around her desk and leaning in to look.
"Are you two going to join us in parade?" Frank called as he walked by.
Andy saved the account information and stood up "Sam we need to tell him what we're doing this isn't even a fifteen case."
"I know, let me talk to him," he said as they walked to the parade room.
"Okay coppers short and sweet today Nash- Peck, Diaz- Williams, Epstein- Shaw and finally Swarek and McNally Serve Protect and let's get home," Frank said and left the room as quickly as he had entered.
Sam told Andy to wait at the car while he spoke to Frank he knocked on his office door and waited until Frank waved him in "Swarek what can I do for you?"
"I have a personal matter I need to discuss it with you," Sam replied closing the door.
"Okay take a seat- what is it about?"
"You know about Sandra anyway McNally has obtained information on her case and I was wondering if it's okay with you I'd like to look into it?"
"I thought this was twenty-seven's case?"
"It is but McNally's brother works there now and he has given her a copy of the case file."
"So you're asking me for permission to do something you've already done?"
"No I'm asking for permission to continue Andy and I weren't on speaking terms when she found out about all this so she's been digging on her own."
"I see," Frank sighed "this will be really hard on you Sam if nothing comes of it that is a possibility."
"I know that I just want to find out something -anything."
"Okay go see McNally's brother and work with him I'm giving both of you two days to come up with some sort of lead if you do I'll re-open the case under fifteen okay?"
"Thanks Frank," Sam said standing from his seat.
"Two days Swarek and tell McNally I'd like to see her after shift."
Sam cursed he never thought about it before he said the stuff about her "Frank she didn't break any rules."
"I'm not looking for her for that," Frank replied with a smirk.
"Alright then," Sam left the office and hurried to the cruiser where Andy was impatiently pacing.
"What did he say? Am I in trouble? Is he letting us continue?" She rambled as soon as he got close enough.
"Andy Andy take a breath, it's all fine, we're good to go but he does want to see you after shift."
"So I am in trouble?"
"No he said it wasn't for that"
"Oh well I can't think of anything else I've done," Andy groaned and slipped into the car. Sam climbed in beside her and they took off for twenty seven.
